Libraries and Ice Cream

Ellie and I woke up with no particular plan, other than Ellie’s desire to go to the train station.  She nixed the idea of going to a park. So we decided to ride the train down a stop and just explore.  We exited the train at Odenplan and decided to find the main library located there.  We found it with ease less than two blocks for the subway exit.  The library has a wonderful children’s section.  One room in the children’s library has only books in other languages:  English, Danish, Japanese, and Arabic just to name a few.  We pulled a few books of the shelf and sat down to read.  Ellie wanted to take some home but first we have to get a library card.  We stopped on the way out and spoke with the librarian.  Next time we will come prepared with the proper documentation. 

After the library we stopped at the vegetable stand next door.  They had some wonderful fruits and veggies at great prices.  We will be back there again soon.  Next door was yet another chain of grocery store that we had not visited.  This store was a little on the pricey side but we found Ellie’s favorite: Hummus.   A perfect complement to the red pepper and cucumber we bought at the veggie stand.  We also picked up the ingredients for dinner: tortellini, ham, sugar snaps and mushrooms.  We sautéed the veggies and threw it all together in a basil white sauce.  David and Ellie both liked it.  Add it to the repeat column. 

We had planned to meet David downtown on his lunch break to book our first trip but due to some meeting issues we were unable to go.  He did come home for lunch to surprise Ellie.  Ellie was so happy to see her Daddy.  She declared that he could come home for lunch every day. 

We also received our bank cards in the mail today.  Checking the mail is no longer something that takes under 3 minutes.  Now checking the mail involves Google translator and lots of typing.  The good news is I am starting to recognize more and more Swedish words.  I write the translation on the letter so that David can then read the mail when he gets home.  By the end of our time here I hope to be able to read Swedish fairly well although I would love to also be able to speak the language. 

We took Ellie for her first Swedish “ice cream” it is really gelato.   She and I had strawberry and David…you guessed it …chocolate.  We sat at the bar overlooking the street.  I think Ellie enjoyed sitting in the shop watching the people and busses as much as she enjoyed the “ice cream”.  I really like it.  It is more icy and not as milky as what you find in the US. 

Main Library